The funding package that ended the longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history picked up support from a half-dozen Democrats — mostly moderates who represent competitive districts — when it passed the House late Wednesday.
President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
David Smolansky, a Venezuelan opposition politician, has been living in the U.S. after being driven out of his home country by threats from President Nicolas Maduro's regime. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan spoke with Smolansky about why he believes Maduro's time is coming to an end.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CBS News that Democrats will still press to extend a slate of expiring health insurance subsidies after the 43-day-long shutdown.
A government funding package signed by President Trump on Wednesday will reopen federal agencies, opening the door for food-stamp recipients to collect their full benefits.
